Find out more about the greatest German Sociologists, including Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, Friedrich Engels, Jürgen Habermas and Theodor W. Adorno.
Max Weber21 April 1864
Sociologist
Theodor W. Adorno11 September 1903
Philosopher
Jürgen Habermas18 June 1929
Sociologist, Philosopher, University teacher
Erich Fromm23 March 1900
Psychologist, Philosopher, University teacher,
Oswald Spengler29 May 1880
Writer, Historian, Philosopher, Sociologist,
Ulrike Meinhof07 October 1934
Journalist, Writer, Sociologist
Georg Simmel01 March 1858
Philosopher, Sociologist, University teacher
Max Horkheimer14 February 1895
Philosopher, Educationist, Sociologist, University
Niklas Luhmann08 December 1927
Philosopher, Scientist, Sociologist, University
Rudi Dutschke07 March 1940
Sociologist, Politician
Ralf Dahrendorf01 May 1929
Philosopher, Politician, Sociologist, Political
Wilhelm Dilthey19 November 1833
Philosopher, Historian, Psychologist, Theologian,
Max Scheler22 August 1874
Philosopher, Anthropologist, University teacher,
Ernst Bloch08 July 1885
Writer, Philosopher, Journalist, University
Ferdinand Tönnies26 July 1855
Sociologist
Karl Mannheim27 March 1893
Sociologist, University teacher, Writer
Werner Sombart19 January 1863
Economist, Sociologist, University teacher
Ulrich Beck15 May 1944
sociologist, professor, non-fiction writer,
Andre Gunder Frank24 February 1929
Economist, Writer, Sociologist, University teacher
Robert Michels09 January 1876
Sociologist, University teacher
Alfred Weber30 July 1868
Economist, Educationist, Sociologist, University
Ernst Troeltsch17 February 1865
Politician, Theologian, University teacher,
Arnold Gehlen29 January 1904
Anthropologist, Philosopher, Sociologist,